Sleep News

The Back to the Future trilogy predicted many things about the year 2015 and some have proven to be prophetic. In a case of life imitating art, Back to the Future II may have accurately forecasted devices to induce sleep quickly. Some very similar gadgets are on their way. Social media feeds the world over […]

Did our prehistoric ancestors get better sleep than we do? Many people think hunter-gatherers had the life, gathering berries as needed, roasting some wild pig and sleeping the rest of the day away. A new sleep pattern study shows that thinking may be flawed, however. While it may seem that with our busy lives we […]

There is a way to get better and faster sleep according to a new study. Don’t worry, you don’t have to change your lifestyle to achieve it, because the path to better sleep could be as simple as growing older. Sleep is a good indicator of overall health and pathological conditions. People of different ages […]

The purpose of a bedtime story in the eyes of adults is to get children to fall asleep, or at least to ready them for sleep. Children may have a different view of things, but in one new children’s book the hero’s goal is to find sleep and the author says children find it by […]

The summer is almost ending, which means the return of school and the return of regular bedtimes. One of the most important things parents can do is to help kids do well in class is getting back on a healthy sleeping schedule in time for school. Kids tend to stay up later and sleep in […]

The existence of a biological clock has been long presumed in animals, but the exact mechanisms that govern our sleeping and waking processes aren’t very well understood. After over 10 years of looking, one research team has finally found how the ancient process works. Lead author Matthieu Flourakis and his team recently published their findings […]

When we are dreaming in the rapid eye movement (REM) cycle of our sleep, our eyes move around vigorously. The reason they do this has been elusive, but a recent study has shed some light on a phenomenon that we have been puzzled by for some time. As we sleep, we cycle between REM sleep […]

New research suggest your sleep position can have a significant impact on your neurological functions and brain health. Sleeping in a lateral position, that is, on your side, could help to clear away wastes that accumulate in the brain. These wastes, including soluble amyloid-beta, contribute to brain disorders like Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease. An international […]

Connections between sleep habits and body fat highlighted in new research. Every wish staying slim was as easy as sleeping? According to the authors of one recent study, when and how we rest may in fact play a role in weight and obesity. Study Links BMI & Sleep Schedules Sleep and obesity are two important […]

Workplaces shouldn’t sleep on the importance of shut-eye. If you often find yourself nodding off during the work day, you might want to bookmark this article for future reference! As science learns more about sleep and how our brains work, it is becoming clear that well-rested people perform better. While this seems like common sense, we […]